Drop Your Stroke Risk
There are two general categories of stroke, hemorrhage, and ischemia. In some ways, these are opposite conditions. Hemorrhage is marked by too much blood in the closed cranial cavity, while ischemia is characterized by too little blood (to supply enough oxygen and nutrients) to a part of the brain. About 20 percent of strokes are due to brain hemorrhage, while 80 percent are secondary to ischemia.
The lifetime risk of stroke for adult men and women (25 years of age and older) is approximately 25 percent. The highest risk of stroke is in East Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe. Worldwide, stroke is the second most common cause of mortality and the second most common cause of disability.
Enough statistics. A stroke can be one of the most devasting illnesses. Today, my charge is to provide you with some tools to lower your risk of suffering from a fatal or debilitating stroke.
I begin by offering that there are some things that you cannot change, including your age and a family history of stroke. But even if you have a risk factor, you may still be able to drop your chances of suffering from a stroke.
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